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French Industrial Windmill Automated Clock, circa 1880

French Industrial Windmill Automated Clock, circa  1880French Industrial Windmill Automated Clock, circa  1880

Hammer Price w/ BP

$9,000

Lot #: 16
French Industrial Windmill Automated Clock, circa 1880

The silvered bronze case is in the form of a windmill displaying the time on a silvered dial with additional displays of barometric pressure and multi-temperature reading thermometers. The clock movement goes eight days with a platform escapement timepiece movement. The vanes of the windmill turn continuously for several hours quite engagingly. They are powered by a separate automation movement located within the base, which is wound through the small door in the front.

Ht. 18 3/4 in.
Provenance
Jim Cipra, Horological Consultant, Long Beach, California.
The collection of Dr. William Thomas, Naples, Florida.
Condition
In running condition.
Auction Date
Mar 31, 2023

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